“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 25 But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. 24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). 20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. 12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.ġ8 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about : His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.” 9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: 6 “ ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’ ” 7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.
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Get your FREE copy of 25 Days of Advent Prayer Guide - short daily prayers for your family to connect your heart and mind to the reason we have hope and peace this holiday season, and each day to come!ġ After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. Sell your possessions, and give to the needy.
For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”Īnd he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,Īnd the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you therefore the child to be born will be called holy-the Son of God.Īnd in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.Īnd the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.
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